Sitting here in limbo…

…waiting for the time to come.

It is now about 2am Thursday early morning. While I try to keep myself completely occupied with other things (sleeping doesn’t count because i just lay there and think), there is a constant hyper-thread running through my consciousness about what we are going to learn during our meetings at Mass General this Friday. I feel that the closer it gets, the harder it is becoming to avoid the human nature to speculate. I’ve had a lifelong obsession with speculation what I was going to speculate about whenever I felt the urge to speculate. Well, not this time. I knew that I needed to just completely focus my energy on something else. Anything else. But here I sit. 2:02am. And I’m just being pulled in like a moth to a flame. So I decided to blog about my overwhelming urge to begin a speculate-a-thon. Or maybe I can find a good Jerry Lewis movie on Netflix. What would Jerry do?

Anyway, this Friday we meet with The A-Team over there in Boston to gain knowledge and perspective about just exactly what we’re dealing with here. The tests have been done, the computers have analyzed the data, and the experts and surgeons have met and reviewed what’s what. But we don’t get the debrief until Friday beginning at 12:30 in the afternoon. It’s going to be a long morning. Easy on the coffee. Easy on the everything. The bitch of it all is that the “news” can be as far reaching as tapping out on either end of the possibilities. Could be good, could be not so good, could be downright devastating. Just simply won’t know until the meetings get to that stage. At which point any speculation becomes obsolete and the focus radically shifts gears into decision making time.

I guess I really don’t know what Jerry would do. Or actually really care. But I think I’ll forego the speculation for just this one more sunrise and sit down at my piano for the next few hours waiting for the the day to get here. With any luck I’ll wake up with piano key marks indented into my forehead. Might be a good look for me. I’ll let you know.

5 Responses to “Sitting here in limbo…”

  1. Becky Says:

    Hey Rob! Good luck tomorrow in Boston. Joe and I are here for you guys if you need anything. I think we have a ham in the freezer 😛

    Seriously though, if you need help chasing the kids or anything, I am available.

  2. uncle Paul Says:

    I hope your not talking about the original A-TEAM !! Although they did get out of quite a few tight spots.

    Yrt ot yast evitisop dna rebmemer er’ew lla ereh rof uoy
    evoL elcnu laup dna tnua uolyram

    In case you don’t have a mirror
    Try to stay positive and remember we’re all here for you
    Love uncle paul and aunt marylou

  3. Nancy Says:

    Good luck Rob! Robert and I are thinking of you and sending lots of love and good thoughts your way. By the way, have you ever seen Arrested Development? It is available streaming on Netflix, and it is hilarious! It would be a lovely way to survive your insomnia. Anyway, love to you and Kasey.

  4. Cathy Huwer Says:

    Hi Rob, Thinking of you and praying for a “quiet mind”. Good luck tomorrow. Love, love, love your mom and dad and in turn love you. Cathy and John

  5. Kim Vickery Says:

    Rob, we’re all thinking of you and your family 24/7…I know you’re anxious for tomorrow (today) and I hope you can sleep well tonight. Think of that music on the hill…the beautiful sunsets..your friends needing your help in a good pouring rain storm. 🙂 You have an incredible sense of humor that is wonderful to see right now. We’re with you all the way – and hope for the best outcome. Best of luck!!! Loads of love, Kim, Scott & kids.

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